diff --git a/src/applications/harbormaster/editor/HarbormasterBuildTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/harbormaster/editor/HarbormasterBuildTransactionEditor.php
index b3bda8ffd2..f548a56e77 100644
--- a/src/applications/harbormaster/editor/HarbormasterBuildTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/harbormaster/editor/HarbormasterBuildTransactionEditor.php
@@ -1,109 +1,102 @@
 <?php
 
 final class HarbormasterBuildTransactionEditor
   extends PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor {
 
   public function getEditorApplicationClass() {
     return 'PhabricatorHarbormasterApplication';
   }
 
   public function getEditorObjectsDescription() {
     return pht('Harbormaster Builds');
   }
 
   public function getTransactionTypes() {
     $types = parent::getTransactionTypes();
 
-    $types[] = HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_CREATE;
     $types[] = HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_COMMAND;
 
     return $types;
   }
 
   protected function getCustomTransactionOldValue(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_CREATE:
       case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_COMMAND:
         return null;
     }
 
     return parent::getCustomTransactionOldValue($object, $xaction);
   }
 
   protected function getCustomTransactionNewValue(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_CREATE:
-        return true;
       case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_COMMAND:
         return $xaction->getNewValue();
     }
 
     return parent::getCustomTransactionNewValue($object, $xaction);
   }
 
   protected function applyCustomInternalTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_CREATE:
-        return;
       case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_COMMAND:
         return $this->executeBuildCommand($object, $xaction);
     }
 
     return parent::applyCustomInternalTransaction($object, $xaction);
   }
 
   private function executeBuildCommand(
     HarbormasterBuild $build,
     HarbormasterBuildTransaction $xaction) {
 
     $actor = $this->getActor();
     $message_type = $xaction->getNewValue();
 
     // TODO: Restore logic that tests if the command can issue without causing
     // anything to lapse into an invalid state. This should not be the same
     // as the logic which powers the web UI: for example, if an "abort" is
     // queued we want to disable "Abort" in the web UI, but should obviously
     // process it here.
 
     switch ($message_type) {
       case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_ABORT:
         // TODO: This should move to external effects, perhaps.
         $build->releaseAllArtifacts($actor);
         $build->setBuildStatus(HarbormasterBuildStatus::STATUS_ABORTED);
         break;
       case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESTART:
         $build->restartBuild($actor);
         $build->setBuildStatus(HarbormasterBuildStatus::STATUS_BUILDING);
         break;
       case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESUME:
         $build->setBuildStatus(HarbormasterBuildStatus::STATUS_BUILDING);
         break;
       case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_PAUSE:
         $build->setBuildStatus(HarbormasterBuildStatus::STATUS_PAUSED);
         break;
     }
   }
 
   protected function applyCustomExternalTransaction(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
-      case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_CREATE:
       case HarbormasterBuildTransaction::TYPE_COMMAND:
         return;
     }
 
     return parent::applyCustomExternalTransaction($object, $xaction);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/harbormaster/storage/HarbormasterBuildTransaction.php b/src/applications/harbormaster/storage/HarbormasterBuildTransaction.php
index e16a51008c..1396c15068 100644
--- a/src/applications/harbormaster/storage/HarbormasterBuildTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/harbormaster/storage/HarbormasterBuildTransaction.php
@@ -1,94 +1,85 @@
 <?php
 
 final class HarbormasterBuildTransaction
   extends PhabricatorApplicationTransaction {
 
-  const TYPE_CREATE = 'harbormaster:build:create';
   const TYPE_COMMAND = 'harbormaster:build:command';
 
   public function getApplicationName() {
     return 'harbormaster';
   }
 
   public function getApplicationTransactionType() {
     return HarbormasterBuildPHIDType::TYPECONST;
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
     $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
 
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
-      case self::TYPE_CREATE:
-        return pht(
-          '%s created this build.',
-          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
       case self::TYPE_COMMAND:
         switch ($new) {
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESTART:
             return pht(
               '%s restarted this build.',
               $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_ABORT:
             return pht(
               '%s aborted this build.',
               $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESUME:
             return pht(
               '%s resumed this build.',
               $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_PAUSE:
             return pht(
               '%s paused this build.',
               $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
         }
     }
     return parent::getTitle();
   }
 
   public function getIcon() {
     $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
 
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
-      case self::TYPE_CREATE:
-        return 'fa-plus';
       case self::TYPE_COMMAND:
         switch ($new) {
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESTART:
             return 'fa-backward';
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_RESUME:
             return 'fa-play';
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_PAUSE:
             return 'fa-pause';
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_ABORT:
             return 'fa-exclamation-triangle';
         }
     }
 
     return parent::getIcon();
   }
 
   public function getColor() {
     $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
 
     $old = $this->getOldValue();
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
 
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
-      case self::TYPE_CREATE:
-        return 'green';
       case self::TYPE_COMMAND:
         switch ($new) {
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_PAUSE:
           case HarbormasterBuildCommand::COMMAND_ABORT:
             return 'red';
         }
     }
     return parent::getColor();
   }
 }